Clothes-hanger.



L. FADUM.

CLOTHES HANGER APPLIOATION FILED MAY 2, 190s` Patentea'sept. 15, 1908.

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LUDWIG FADUM, OF HAMBURG, GERMANY.

CLOTHES-HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led May 2, 1908.

Patented Sept. 15, 1908.

Serial No. 430,548.

To all rwhom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, LUDWIG FADUM, a sub ject of the German Emperor, and resident of Hamburg, Germany, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Clothes- Hangers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in clothes hangers and has to do more particularly with that class of hangers adapted for coats and the invention relates to improved means for supporting the collar portion of the coat so as to maintain the shape thereof when suspended on the hanger and to prevent the formation of Wrinkles and creases resulting from sagging of the collar portion.

The invention however is designed to afford means for suspending a number of garmentsif desired.

The invention will be more fully described in connection with the accompanying drawing and will be more particularly pointed out and ascertained bin and by the appended claims.

In drawing z-Figure l, is a side elevation illustrating one embodiment of my invention. Fig. 2, is a similar view illustrating a slightly modified form of the embodiment shown in Fig. 1.

As shown the invention includes a hanger l adapted to extend beneath the shoulder portion of the garment in the usual manner and a supporting hook 6 by means of which the hanger may be sus ended. Said hanger l is provided with a co lar supporting device which as shown consists of a supporting wire and a plurality of members loosely mounted thereon. As shown this supporting wire is formed similar to an inverted U the lower end'thereof passing through the hanger l and being secured therein in any desired manner. A convenient method of securing the ends of the wire 2 may consist in hammering the projections downwardly into said hanger as indicated in Fig. l. The horizontal portion of the wire 2 is provided with loosely mounted members 4 and the downwardly,

inclined portion of the wire 2 is provided with loosely mounted members 3 as clearly shown in Fig. 1. As shown the shank of the supporting hook 6 is Wound about the horizontal portion of the wire 2 and serves not only to space the members 4 apart from each other but also to support the hanger l by means of its connection with the wire 2. The lower end of the shank of the hook 6 extends downwardly through the hanger 1 and may terminate in `an eye 8 adapted to be utilized for supporting any article of apparel. In order to maintain the members 4 on the horizontal portion of the wire 2 and to space said memers 4 and 3 apart from each other the wire 2 is looped as indicated at 5 and the loop 5 and loop 7 are so dis osed with respect to the length of the memliers 4 as to allow the same a slight longitudinal play. The members 8 are disposed between the loop 5 and the hanger 1 and are loosely mounted so as to rotate about the wire and also slide longitudinally thereof to a limited extent. It will be seen the symmetrically arranged members 3 and 4 would effectively support the collar portions of the garment and that by reason of the loose mounting of said members the material of the garment' will become worn when put on and taken off from the hanger.

In the form shown in Fig. 2, the members 3 are su ported by additional members 12 which atter are obliquely cut at their lower ends to fit the upper curved portions of hanger 1. The upper curved portions of the members 12 gradually merge into the curve ofthe hanger l in a manner to fit that portion of the garment where the collar portion joins the shoulder portion and it will thus be seen from the foregoing construction that it will be impossible for the collar portion to form creases and wrinkles.

A plurality of double hooks l0 may be mounted on the lower portion of the hanger l to ermit the user to suspend therefrom a plura ity of pieces of wearing apparel. Conveniently the hooks 10 are secured to the hanger 1 by screws l1 so that said hooks 10 may be adjusted if desired.

I claim l. In a clothes hanger the combination with the hanger proper of a collar supporting member made of wire bent into the shape of an inverted U, means for securing this collar supporting member to the said hanger proper and a plurality of rollers loosely mounted on said wire supporting member, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a clothes hanger the combination with the hanger of a collar supporting member made of wire bent into the shape of an inverted U, means for securing the said member to the hanger, a plurality of horizontal rollers symmetrically and loosely mounted on the horizontal part of said member, a plurality of rollers symmetrically and freely mounted on the descending parts of said member and a s ring loop bent into the said member and a apted to separate the said horizontal rollers from the other ones, substantially as. and for the purposeset forth.

3. In a clothes han er the combination with the hanger of a collar supporting member made of wire bent into the shape of an in- Verted U, means for securing this collar suporting member to the hanger7 a plurality of oosely mounted horizontal rollers symmetrically arranged on the horizontal art of said supporting member, a plurality ot rollers symmetrically arranged and loosely mounted on the inclined parts of membersI the lower ones of said rollers being cut away obliquely at their lower part and spring loops bent in the said wire supporting member and separating the said horizontal rollers from the other ones, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. In a clothes han er the combination with a hanger, of a col ar supporting member secured to said hanger and provided with a plurality of members loosely mounted thereon.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto setA 

